The Cheltenham Town Courier
Match21 Nov 2026
The wait goes on for Cheltenham Town
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Match21 Nov 2026
The goals have deserted Cheltenham Town
4 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Cheltenham Town can tell you which week it ends in.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Cheltenham Town
Harry McKirdy and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Both jobs done by Harry McKirdy — 7.20
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 13 actions, 7.20, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Marcus Dinanga
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Oscar Murillo signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Oscar Murillo and Cheltenham Town agree another 1 years.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Harry Turner chose the glass-half-full version of 0‑0; the supporters left with the other one.
Squad23 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Cheltenham Town
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and George Harmon was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market23 Nov 2026
Oscar Murillo brings the grey hairs Cheltenham Town lacked
At 39, he has seen every situation this season can produce, twice. The legs will be managed; the head is the purchase.
In brief
- Market Experience through the door at Cheltenham Town
- Match No goals between Cheltenham Town and Oldham Athletic
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Admir Bristrić